For the purposes of this chapter:
 1. “Baggage” shall include all property which is in any hotel belonging to or under the control of any guest.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 583.1

  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. “Guest” shall include boarder and patron, or any legal occupant of any hotel as herein defined.
 3. “Hotel” shall include inn, rooming house, and eating house, or any structure where rooms or board are furnished, whether to permanent or transient occupants.
 4. “Hotelkeeper” shall mean a person who owns or operates a hotel.